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A Light in the Forest by Melissa Payne
5.0
This was a difficult read for me, but well worth the extra effort it took. Vega Jones escapes from an abusive boyfriend, taking their two-month-old son, Riley, with her. All she knows is that she has to get far away as fast as possible. The only place she can think of to regroup is from a postcard of her late mother's depicting Crystal, Ohio, a nothing town full of bullies from what little her mother would tell her.
Vega and Riley find not only refuge, but also friends that become family, a town that takes care of its own. These concepts are unfamiliar to Vega as she and her mother were always travelers or vagabonds moving from town to town helping women escape abusive situations all the while never making friends or any connections anywhere.
Throughout this book you read about abusive relationships and sexual abuse which makes it a difficult read. The message that comes through this novel is that there is a light, an end with possibilities and connections one never expected.
Vega and Riley find not only refuge, but also friends that become family, a town that takes care of its own. These concepts are unfamiliar to Vega as she and her mother were always travelers or vagabonds moving from town to town helping women escape abusive situations all the while never making friends or any connections anywhere.
Throughout this book you read about abusive relationships and sexual abuse which makes it a difficult read. The message that comes through this novel is that there is a light, an end with possibilities and connections one never expected.